Cortina d’Ampezzo

Veneto

Attached to a renowned dairy with a vegetable garden out front, the ambition of this beautiful restaurant is to reinterpret traditional mountain cuisine in a contemporary way. Riccardo’s dishes range from speck tartare to corn pasta with venison ragú or mugo pine and wild herbs. They are as beautiful as they are tasty, and are accompanied by a list of biodynamic wines.

Veneto

This idyllic farm enjoys a sunny situation amid thick larch forest with fabulous views from its terrace and a quaint Alpine interior. It produces its own dairy products and vegetables and much of the meat on the menu. Cured charcuterie and canederli (dumplings) are a highlight. It's located 5km northwest of Cortina off the SR48 towards Passo Tre Croci.

Italian

With a rustically elegant dining room and spectacular terrace, El Camineto is one of the few fine-dining restaurants that stays open almost year-round (though it closes May, June and November). Sit on a cushioned deckchair with a front-row view of the Dolomites and tuck into a plate of roasted boar or venison-stuffed ravioli in a hazelnut sauce.

Veneto

A five-minute drive up into one of Cortina's 'suburbs', this fashionable dining room fills with well-to-do locals who come for both traditional and contemporary takes on Veneto dishes. Wine is taken very seriously, and the cellar stocks excellent local labels and a good selection from Tuscany, Piedmont, Alto Adige and Friuli.